Enhanced Solids-Based Programming Package
The company’s CAMWorks 2011 version of its solid-based CNC programming package provides new capabilities including enhanced automation, improved knowledge-based machining information and smarter tool paths.
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Additional enhancements include improved performance and feature recognition of slot features with fillets and tapers as well as slots with islands. In addition, Feature Recognition, which is used to automatically identify areas to be machined, has been upgraded to find more features, while decreasing computation times by more than 50 percent compared to previous CAMWorks versions.
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